The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has submitted the names of 22 justices from the Court of Appeal for consideration by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for elevation to the Supreme Court.
The list showed a regional distribution of nominees with the North-Central region topping the list with six nominations, while the South-West and South-South regions each contributed two. The South- East and North-East regions both have six and two nominees, respectively.